Snohomish County ballot drop boxes open for August election

Published 10:30 am Friday, July 15, 2016

By Evan Smith

Ballot drop boxes are open for the Aug. 2 primary election near the Edmonds Library, in front of the Lynnwood City Hall and at 10 other sites around Snohomish County.

Voters may return completed ballots postage free at the 24-hour ballot drop boxes at any time until 8 p.m. Election Day.

The 24-hour ballot drop boxes are near the Edmonds Library, 650 Main St, Edmonds, and in front of the Lynnwood City Hall, 19100 44th Ave., Lynnwood. Others are at the Snohomish County Courthouse Campus at the corner of Rockefeller Avenue and Wall Street in Everett; in the Bothell QFC parking lot, 22833 Bothell-Everett Highway, Bothell; at McCollum Park, 600 128th St. S.E., Everett; and at seven other sites around the county.

Voters also may drop completed ballots at the Snohomish County Auditor’s Office Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., or on Election Day, Tuesday, May 24 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The office is on the first floor of the Snohomish County Administration West Building, 3000 Rockefeller Ave., Everett.

The drop boxes have been open since county elections officials sent ballots to military and overseas voters June 17.

Ballots to most voters were mailed Thursday, July 14.

The ballots went to voters registered as of July 4.

New Washington voters can register through July 25, but they must register in person at the Snohomish County auditor’s office in Everett.

Ballots returned through the mail must be postmarked no later than Aug. 2.

Accessible voting equipment is available in the auditor’s office through May 24 and at the Lynnwood Library Monday, May 23, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Election Day, Tuesday, May 24, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Evan Smith can be reached at schsmith@frontier.com.